For some, seeing Kevin Durant slice through the Lakers en route to the rim must have sparked memories of high-flying fellas with nicknames like “The Glide,” “The Human Highlight Film” or, for those in Seattle, “The Rain Man.”

Two financial deals that kept the National Football League playing in the Superdome, allowing New Orleans to host a 10th Super Bowl, were expensive for taxpayers and enriched Saints owner Tom Benson, said former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco.

Minority owner Gary Chouest has reached an agreement to purchase the remaining 75 percent of the New Orleans Hornets from George Shinn, the Times-Picayune reported, citing unidentified people in the National Basketball Association.